Vision and Blur.

We have our homework, it is in more than one stage.
First find an item to photograph,
(for me finding that item is proving a little difficult).
Second, place the item with lots of space round it
oh did I mention that calm uncluttered photos are a really good idea?
we also had a mini information on lenses, I think if if listen well I could get my head round the information, however, I think it might end up costing as my desire will be for a lens!
Third is the photoshop part.

I am learning that I am really drawn to the photos in the Flickr group that are faded, or appear to be, the ones that are almost monotoned. My pictures tend not to be calm so a big learning curve.
Yay, that is what I signed up for,
to learn.

Not at all sure I succeeded with the vision and blur, however, there is always tomorrow.

6 Word Story.

Kim Klassen's second challenge (homework) is to write a story in 6 words. 
I had heard of groups doing this over the years and often drive thinking up new ones, they are indeed very inspiring as you use words with such meaning to create this mini story.
I have my 'story' however I now see that my classmates have used these words to create a visual accompaniment to their 6 meaningful words......
so now I need to find an appropriate visual reference, well that is the plan!

Feather Light.

Looked at lots of my classmates work and came to the conclusion that I REALLY like the  pictures that are almost monotoned.

So found my little feather and made her a musical place to rest.

Evolving.


I came here to post my pretty darn boring photo that I 'created' for the class Beyond Layers, with the theme less is more and light being the strand.


I went for the theme of simple, and my photo is so simple I came up with 
Keeping 
It 
So 
Simple 
(to the point it is almost boring) and my work is done!
wonder how I post a photo??

NOW
I find wonderful people read and commented on my blog, I feel so special and euphoric 
AND 
light as a feather !!!!
SO .....
now, I am off to find a feather 
photograph that and post it.


Not sure where I will find a feather, 
probably in a pillow which will mean I will feel that I need  to wash the pillow cases 
and .......
when I wash the pillow cases I may find I need to wash all the bedding.

52 Weeks. Ist Post.

Deciding to leave my comfort zone of point, click, panic; I signed up for Kim's class that is Beyond Layers.
Using the winter break I decided to get ahead of the game, HA!

First I created a Flickr page ready for 52 photos!
Feeling very enthusiastic and pleased with myself, camera in hand, computer primed, I was ready for Kim's first lesson!
With baited breath....
came the ...
HOMEWORK
"Write your creative story".
Oh!
Ummm....
Errr....

Typing is not my thing.

I looked at some of my classmates blogs.
WOW these are great, some have masses of colour, some are fine tuned with shades of the same colour, some have fabulous photos illustrating them; all tell tales of their owners, some to make your heart just break, some to make you smile, some so inspiring I wonder if I am in the right classroom, all are beautiful and a visual joy to just mull over.

So, I created a blog to post this 'story' on.
How do I make mine as exotic as theirs?
Where are the magic buttons to add the super colours.
Where do I add photos?
How?
Where?
What?
Why do I feel so inadequate?

Now I have my creative story,
I always want to change things, somehow the sweater I bought needs a few buttons added for individuality, the blouse a brooch to enliven it.
I think I always want more.  Something quirky to make it mine.
Not sure if that is creative or just fussy.

I love colour and texture. I love texture and colour. 
I LOVE LIFE. 
I love colours, how they can make me feel and change my attitude. I love the colours of pens, papers, inks, threads, fabrics, buttons, beach scenes, snow scenes, a field of sheep in a spring green field, ripe wheat against a cloudless blue summer sky, water reflecting the sky, oh and I love clouds. 
I love textures and how one colour in a multitude of textures can 'feel' even on a flat piece of paper, the way fence panels are all the same but different, the patterns made by leaves, or branches against the sky or clouds with no substance but so much form. 

Anyway, I now have ....
a Flickr page, (a few photos as I thought I might try to go for 2 photos a week, how people do one a day is beyond me)
a blog page, (verbally boring and visually uninspiring although it maybe).
So I guess I have learned a lot already!